THERE was a spring boost for John Keble CE Primary School in Hursley thanks to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Masonic Grand Charity. Also known as the Tom Langton Fund, the money is used for good causes across the two counties. The school in Hursley is
WHILE the Chesil Theatre is not, strictly speaking, a professional company, you could be forgiven for thinking that they are. And their latest foray onto the stage of the Theatre Royal in Winchester with Pygmalion helped to galvanise that
A FIRECREW from Alresford has been sent to Shirley Towers in Southampton where two firefighters died on Tuesday night. The Alresford crew were at the scene earlier today to help reassure the community stunned by the deaths of James Shears,
THEY didn’t have to go far to land a high-profile contract. Merryhill Envirotec, who are based at Romsey, have the job of removing asbestos from Broadlands House. Work has already started on the six-figure contract and it is expected to run until the
THREE Romsey personalities took part in a Maundy Thursday shoeshine. The Revd Tim Sledge, Mayor John Ray and MP, Sandra Gidley, buffed up the public’s shoes free of charge. The vicar, who started the tradition in Romsey, said: “Maundy Thursday
SOUTHAMPTON brokerage, NM Property Finance, has negotiated speculative residential development funding for its London clients, Compton (UK) LLP, for a stunning development of six luxury homes at Compton, near Winchester. The project will have a combined
THE Romsey Show office is moving to new premises next to the showground at Broadlands. After more than 30 years in its town centre home overlooking the Market Place, the administrative hub of the annual agricultural and horse show society is relocating
CHIMNEY sweep, Patrick Sessions, is putting his aside his rods and brushes to cycle 1,200 miles to Belarus. The Romsey man will be setting on his three-week ride on May 9 with Shaun Curd, of Gosport, in aid of a charity which helps children affected
CAR thieves have again been active in the Winchester area. Vehicles have been targeted at Cheesefoot Head, Avington Park, Five Bridges Road, St Cross, and Otterbourne. The thefts happened between Monday, April 5 and Thursday, April 8. In the Cheesefoot
WINCHESTER Youth Counselling is calling on young designers to produce a new logo for the charity It hopes the logo will help raise its profile in the community. The competition is open to any student at university, college or school in the Winchester
THE hopefuls vying to be Winchester’s next MP will be showing off their green credentials on Thursday, April 22. Winchester Action on Climate Change and the University of Winchester are holding a debate on the environment. Residents are welcome to attend
YOUNGSTERS in a village near Winchester were given a crash course in saving a life. More than two-dozen girls from a brownies group in Kings Worthy took the part in the Royal Lifesaving Society (RLSS) programme. The evening course, which was held at
A talk on a major Himalayan peak is being held at a city museum next week. Lt Col Tony Streather OBE will talk about his 1955 ascent of Kanchenjunga, which was the first climb of the world’s third-highest mountain. It will be held at the Gurkha Museum
WINCHESTER College has been hosting a gathering of students from across the world – with the aim to start to solve the world’s most pressing problems. The Winchester Symposium provides a way for pupils from different cultures to engage and learn from
A NEW service in Winchester is set to help scores of people with mental health problems over the next three years. Winchester Befrienders will support sufferers, reducing their sense of isolation and, crucially, helping them back into community life.
HAMPSHIRE County Council has come under fire from tenant farmers over plans to shake-up its farm estate. The council, which owns nearly 5,000 acres of agricultural land, is proposing to introduce new fixed-length farm tenancies. The aim is to help young
IT has been neatly folded and forgotten about in a Hampshire drawer. But now the 232-year-old copy of the Hampshire Chronicle has been found and returned to the newspaper. It is remarkably well-preserved for a paper produced when the Hampshire Chronicle
A PAIR of Winchester bankers will put on both their dancing and running shoes to raise £10,000 for charity. NatWest staff Nicki Secker and Caroline Wilton organised a ‘Pretty in Pink Ball’ at the Botleigh Grange Hotel in Southampton last month in aid
BUDDING artists at Perins School in Alresford have reason to celebrate after creating a new mosaic for their courtyard. Visiting artist Lynne Waylen worked with gifted and talented students to design and produce the clay work which now takes pride of
A WINCHESTER-based regiment has launched an appeal to raise money for the care of its wounded soldiers. The Rifles unveiled Care for Casualties to raise £1 million for its regimental trust. It will provide care and support in future for servicemen.
THE award-winning film Sons of Cuba, directed by Andrew Lang from Sparsholt near Winchester, is to have its first showing on home turf. His documentary about the Caribbean island’s national boxing academy will be at The Screen Cinema in Southgate Street
THE phoney war is over, and the general election campaign in Winchester is underway. And on the very first day of campaigning, the Conservative camp received a boost with the visit of shadow cabinet minister,Theresa May. Joined by Tory candidate
